"Date" with Ben

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One morning last week, I asked Ben what he wanted to do that day. He said "Go on a date with Mama." I almost choked up...it hit me how little time we get together alone, and how Ben misses it, too. So last week we went out for ice cream (at Ben's request), just the two of us. It was so special! We both had pumpkin ice cream (my favorite!). Ben especially enjoys going out at night, as we don't do it very often with him. He is fascinated with traffic lights and points out every light as we go by. "Oh, its RED!" He even likes to point out the times that I turn right on red, saying "Mama, you have to wait for it to turn GREEN!" How do you explain???